Shreveport Police Chief Willie Shaw and Bossier City Mayor Lorenz 'Lo' Walker, along with Bossier City Police Chief Shane McWilliams, Bossier City Fire Chief Brad Zagone and others, announce that Shreveport-Bossier City Night Out will be Oct. 1.

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Michael Doughty

Next month, neighborhoods throughout Shreveport and Bossier City will host community events so local residents can meet and mingle with public servants and members of law enforcement.

From 6 to 9 p.m., Oct. 1, locals are asked to turn on their outside lights and spend the evening with their friends, neighbors and municipal servants for the annual Shreveport, Bossier Night Out.

"We can't do what we've done the past ten years, which is close to a 30 percent decrease in crime in our area, without public input, without public help - we wouldn't be where we are," said Shreveport Police Chief Willie ...